The Matter of Migration
is a 6-episode podcast presented in a multi-sensory installation. The episodes examine the intersections of cultural expression, community and migration - featuring multiple hosts and guests to broaden dialogue in a format that enables unmediated opportunity for reflection.
Upon its premiere at Migration Matters Festival 2025, the installation (known as The Pod and designed by Liz von Graevenitz) has been set on a tour of 5 more community spaces across Sheffield to introduce the remaining episodes and their distinctive themes and explorations. Within The Pod, listeners are surrounded by art in a new immersive experience evolved from community workshops that have inspired its visual patterns, textures and designs. Each of these conveys personal heritage and a sense of journey, All inspired by the changes in the natural environments participants travelled through.
"With this podcast, I wanted to give a new voice to migrants’ stories
and make them pertinent to where we are right now
with a very different, immersive experience.
This project illuminates what migration really
is on a personal level, rather than just
talking about statistics or in very generic terms."
- João Paulo Simões, Creator/Project Coordinator/Host
Listen to Episode 1 Here!
The Matter of Migration is a Frontier Media production
co-produced by Arts on the Run
Funded by Arts Council England,
Sheffield Council’s Community Cohesion and Resilience Programme
and Sheffield Town Trust
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